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As a perceived snub to Pakistani players by the Indian Premier League spark a spat between the neighbouring countries, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, an IPL franchisee himself, believes they should have been picked.
“I truly beli...(more)

The player auction at IPL3 got over last week and has led to one Godawefully stinking mess of a controversy. We have Pakistani politicians, ex cricketers, cricketers, lawyers, effigy burners, jobless people and their dogs doing some serious...(more)

Plenty has been said about the "snubbing" of Pakistani players during the IPL-3 auction. Politics, cricket, insults to the nation, deep disappointment, effigy burning, grandstanding, name calling, business, finance, prudence, conspiracy... ...(more)

The 2010 IPL auction concluded earlier today at the Trident Hotel in Mumbai. No Pakistani* players were bought. SoaL covered the event live and we provide a quick recap of the results here:
UPDATE (4:25pm) We are now hearing reports that Mu...(more)

Image via WikipediaIndia and Sri Lanka have met so frequently in the last few months that probably the captains thought that they would change the composition of the team and see how the competition would fare. Sangakkara also wanted to giv...(more)


Image via WikipediaWhole-sale changes to the Sri Lanka squad was the talking point - 4 players were drafted to the squad. The Indians had the forced change of Kohli in place of Yuvraj. This was the first time after 5 years that India were p...(more)

Unreasonable as it sounds, there is a reason for the tri series between India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Every year, this is the peak season for the influx of Bangladeshi illegal immigrants into India. Estimates put the figure at up to thre...(more)

Image via WikipediaA collection of the top Indian victories of the decade (2000-current) as per my ranking from the list of 40 wins in the 10 years (in decreasing order of ranking)Laxman’s Test against Australia at KolkataDravid’...(more)

Harbhajan Singh and Australia have a history.
It was Harbhajan Singh’s hattrick in Kolkata — which came before VVS Laxman’s 281 — that started the self-belief ride in that epic series between these two sides in 2001...(more)

Dale Steyn might think the IPL was a paid holiday but it’s time the IPL franchises found a way to earn the return on their overseas investments. It’s time to bring back the supersub so that the owners don’t throw money at ...(more)

Dear All,I’ve not been able to blog for quite a while now. First it was the hectic schedule and then it was my ill-health that kept me away from BCC! As soon as I landed in Kolkata on the morning of 15th October for a press conference, I ...(more)

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England v Sri Lanka, Champions Trophy, Group B, Johannesburg, 13:30If Ajantha Mendis has his customary say in proceedings, adjusting to altitude may be the least of England’s problems when they take on Sri Lanka in Jo’burg tomor...(more)

After losing the Ashes, Ponting found a new way to make the news, he called it quits with Twenty20. A few weeks back Kambli shocked us with his retirement from international cricket. And then Freddie and Vaas retired from test cricket. Earl...(more)

Brendon McCullum had a brain transplant in the IPL. They took his brain, and put a plant instead. Looks like a cactus. And from then B Mc’s wore a crown of thorns. Horticulture aside, could anyone survive KKR. Even KKR didn’t survive KK...(more)

If reports are to be believed, John Wright could become the man that replaces the sacked Kolkata Knight Riders coach, John Buchanan.If Wright does take up the job and Sourav Ganguly is given the captaincy back during IPL’s third seaso...(more)

Provided the pain in the neck, both figuratively and literally, subsides, Michael Schumacher would be back behind the Ferrari wheels in Valencia later this month.In another world and at this point of time, he could well have been a former A...(more)

Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly on Friday made his debut in cricket administration - questioning several decisions of the Jagmohan Dalmiya regime during a nearly hour-long address at the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) Annual Gener...(more)

Look how they have borrowed my name…but such are their Khufia ways, what else can you call them? All of IPL 2, they worked on more gossip and less cricket. You know, without KKR there would have been no Fake IPL Player. KKR is the reason ...(more)
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